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Our handy guide to the coaching structure now available in the Club Policies section

Track discipline – a handy guide for all athletes, parents, coaches and helpers is now available in Club Policies

Our Ethos

Our primary objective is to provide a welcoming, progressive, inclusive and competitive athletics club for Northampton. We have formed strategic partnerships with other local sporting organisations and schools and are committed to providing all athletic disciplines for junior, senior and masters athletes.

We firmly believe that volunteers are the lifeblood of our club. We are committed to the continued development of our coaches and technical officials and for this to underpin the growth of the club.

Our Structure

The club is organised to give athletes a progression pathway from a junior new starter all the way through to masters athlete. The structure includes:

  • Development Group – A taster for ages starting at 8 years old to see if athletics is the right sport for them.
  • Specialised Groups – For ages 11 and above focusing on developing specific athletic skills in one discipline: high jump, long jump, junior sprints, throws, junior endurance.  Hurdles group is available for athletes 12+.
  • Junior Combined Group – From age 11 onwards athletes continue to train in these groups in order to develop skills across multiple different events. Athletes in these groups get support from specialist event coaches.
  • Sprints Progression and Performance Groups – Age 15 onwards aimed at athletes that are beginning to specialise or have early specialisation in sprints events over 100, 200, 300 and 400m.
  • Senior Endurance Group – For age 13 onwards athletes that are already specialised or have early specialisation in middle distance running: 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, steeplechase and cross country.
  • Enduro Group – for athletes 17+ who prefer longer runs

 

Our 2026 structure can be seen here

Join the club

If you like what you see and want to be part of a club that exemplifies the future of athletics as an athlete, coach, official or volunteer, hit the button below to download the membership form – this includes the 6 week taster sessions.

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Upcoming CompetitionS

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Track Times

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Event groups may have additional training sessions throughout the week which is communicated by individual coaches